Cotton-chopper.



No. 885,315. PATENTED APR. 21, 1908. J. S. BARNETT.

QOTTON CHOPPER.

APPLICATION I'ILED AUG. 7. 1907.

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JAMES SAMUEL BARNETT, OFDKIIIIASfTEXAS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 21, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES SAMUEL BAR- NETT, citi zen ofthe UnitedStates, residing at Dallas'fTexas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cotton-Choppers, of which the followin is aspecification.

My invention re ates to machines for cul-' tivating cotton.-

It is the object of my invention to provide a simple apparatus capableof easy manipulation on, the part of the operator, it being deinafterdescribed and particular signed to pass directly across the rows ofcotton and t e depth of out being readily regulated by the operator.

.The lnvention consists in the features and combination and arrangementof parts herey pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view of the invention.Fig. 2 a side elevation, and Fig. 3 a cross sectional view.

In these drawings the main frame 1 is of rectan lar shape, beingcomposed of longitudina side bars 2 with cross bars 3 fixed rigidlythereto at the front and rear, the front bar being sup orted upon afront truck 4 which is swive ed at 4 to the front bar and the rear beingsu ported by a rigidly connected truck 5. he cotton chopper tools orimplements 6 are carried by the lower ends of hangers or stocks 7 whichare connected together near their lower ends by a cross bar 8,

and which at their upper end are connected.

' to a stock beam 9, this connection being an adjustable one so .thatthe tools may be set higher or lower in relation to the mam frameas-desired. For this pur ose a series of holes 10 are formed-in the stocor hangers to receive the bolts 11-. The stock beam 9 when in itslowermost position rests in recesses or notches 12 in the side bars 2,and said beam is connected with hangers 13, extending upwardly andjoined to the hand bars 14:. These hand bars extend rearwardly withinconvenient reach of the operator, and at their front ends they areconnected to a cross bar 14' which passes throu h slots or openings inthe side bars and I pre er to form these slots bycutting away a portionof the side bars cover -p ates or bars 16. The stoc ortions 7 arefurther connected with the front of the main frame b means of rods 17passing through the sai stocks and having heads thereon, these rodsbeing threaded at 1'8 and passing through a front. cross bar .19.- Thisfront andap lying over these cutaway cross bar is pivotally mounted inthe main frame for which said frame may be notched at 20, the notchbeing covered by a plate 21. The screw threaded portion of the rod 17receives wing nuts 22, and by turning these the tools may be ad'usted inposition.

I provide on t e longitudinal main bars of the frame, catches 23 whichoverlie the stock beam. The stock beam together with the stocks andtools may be raised by elevating the handle and this movement maycontinue until the beams strike the catches and the operator bycontinuing the lifting movement may'raise the rear ortion of the machineso that it may be readily turned around on the front truck. The distancelaterally between the tools may be varied to suit the plants for .whichpurpose I provide sleeves 8 between the stock and through which the bar8 asses so that roviding sleeves of different ength the widt of s acebetween the stocks may be adjusted. Of course the bolts 11 must beplaced in the proper holes 9 in the beam 9 to suit said adjustment and Iprovide a series of holes in the cross bar 19 for the rods 17 so thatsaid rods may also be adjusted to correspond with the adjustment of thestocks.

It Will'be understood that the machine is adapted to pass crosswise ofthe rows or ridges and it is therefore a crosswise cotton chopper. Inpassing from one ridge or row to another the operator may lift the stockbeam with the tools, as desired, so as to cut any depth that he maywish. By adjusting the wing nuts and also adjusting the stocks theposition of the tools may be chan ed as desired. The number of stocks ortoo s can be increased or diminished to suit the require- Inents.

I claim as my invention 1. In combination in a cotton cho per, aframehaving front and rear trucks, a andle pivotally mounted on the mainframe, a stock beam, stocks depending therefrom, and

' car 'ng the tools and ban ers connectin the stoc beam with the hand e,substantial y as described.

2. Incombination, a main frame,-a handle pivotally connected thereto, astock beam, stocks depending therefrom and carrying the tools, han ersconnecting the stock beam with the hen la, a pivotally mounted cross barat the front of the machine and rods connecting the stocks with thesaid-cross bar and adjustably connectedio said cross bar, sub-.stantially as described.

3. In combination with a main frame, a 5. A cotton cho per comprising amain handle pivotally mounted thereon, a stock frame, a cross rod *avingsliding movement beam, stocks depending therefrom and carrythereinhandles connected to said rod, astock ing the tools, han ers connectingthe stock beam movable in said frame, hangers conbeamwith thehan 1e,catches to limit the upnectin said beam to the handles, stocks ad- 20Ward movements of the stock beam, and justab y carried by the beam, arod passing front and rear trucks upon which the main through the stocksbeneath the frame and inframe issupported,substantiallyas described.terchangeable sleeves on said rod for sepa- 4. In combination, amainframe, a stock rating the stocks.

10 beam, stocks depending therefrom and car- In testimony whereofI aflixmy signature ,5

rying the tools, handles, a cross bar connect in presence of twowitnesses. ing the handles and assing through slots in JAMES SAMUELBARNETT. the main frame and angers connecting the Witnesses: stock beamwith the handles, substantially D. W. KELLEY,

15 asdescribed. W. F. WILLIAMS.

